Cup holder



March 17. 1925.

E. M. GARLAND CUP HOLDER Filed Feb. 25, 1922 mm m aw vm w z e z W. Z7MZZ Patented. Mar. 17, 192 5.

EDITH 1v;v GARLAND, or s'r; AULQMINNEso'rAL our HOLDER.

Application filed February 25, 1922 Serial No. 539,134.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Enrrrr M. GARLAND,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at St.

Paul, in the county of Ramsey and Stateof Minnesota, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cup Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification;

My invention consists of an improved holder for drinking receptacles,and is particularly designed for removably holding paper cups, itsobject being to provide a simple and cheap form of device forconveniently holding the ordinary paper cups,

and improved means being provided where by the device may be collapsedto permit convenient packing away when not-in use.

To this end my invention consists in the construction, combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed Referring to thedrawings: Figure 1 is a side view of my device shown supporting a papercup.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device col-- lapsed. I

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Figure Figs. 4, 5 and 6 inclusive, aredetail .views illustrating a locking joint between the upper cup holdingring and side bars, and

Fig. 7 is a detail of the'bottom of the device.

My improved holder, as shown. comprises a pair of side bars-2, formedattheir. upper ends with curved finger grips 3.' Pivotally supportedbetween theside bars by the pivots l and Sis-the upper ring 6 and thelower ring or bottom 7. The lower ring 7 is prefer-ably formed with asolid bottom 8 to constitute a rest for the bottom of the cup 9.

To hold the rings 6 and 7 in collapsed position, the upper ring isformed with a projection 10. adapted tosnap into a recess 11 in the sidebar. and'the lower ring is formed with a projection 12 adapted to snapinto a recess 13 in the adjacent side bar.

hen the holder is not in use the rings o and 7 may be turned intoalinement with I the side bars as shown in Fig. 6 and held locked inthis folded position by the projections 10 and 12 interlocking with therecesses 11 and 13. lVhen thus folded the holder ,may be convenientlypacked away.

. My improved x holder is particularlyadapted for picnic purposes, lunchkits, eto.,-

where it is desirable to use paper cups and to save the. work ofcarrying along and washing ordinary drinking vessels, the outwardlycurved handles making. it easy to handle the holder in passing it fromone to another without the users fingers coming in contact with the hotcup, where hot beverages are used. y By forming the lower ring with asolid bottom, a fiat support for the cup is secured, and cupsofdifl'erent sizes maybe used and held in the pro-per position withinthe holder. j

I do not restrict myself to forming the lower ring with a solid bottom.By provid ing locking means between. the rings and side bars, I may indifferent ways modify" the construction within the scope of theinvention as set forth in the followingclaims.

I claim 1.. A cup holder: comprising side members one of which has arecess, a cup supporting. ring I between the members and pivotallyconnected to each for swinging therebetween 'to folded position, and aprojection carried by the ring and engageable iin the recess'of saidside member to securethe ring folded. 9'. A. cup holder comprising sidemembers one of which has a recess, a cup supporting ring formed of astripof metal and having overlapping ends, said ring pivotally mountedbetween the side members for folding therebetween, and one overlapping endhaving ajprojection interlocking with the recess when'the ring is inYfolded position to secure. the ring in said folded position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- .ture. f

. EDITH M. GARLAND.

